Notes From the Field: Characteristics of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Products Confiscated in Public High Schools in California and North Carolina — March and May 2019

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Shamout, Mays ; Tanz, Lauren J. ; Herzig, Carolyn ; Oakley, Lisa P. ; Peak, Corey M. ; Heinzerling, Amy ; Hast, Marisa ; McGowan, Eileen ; Williams, Rebecca J. ; Hess, Catherine ; Wang, Chunxia ; Planche, Sarah ; Herndon, Sally ; Martin, Jim ; Kansagra, Susan M. ; Al-Shawaf, Maeh ; Melstrom, Paul C. ; Marynak, Kristy L. ; Tynan, Michael A. ; Agaku, Israel T. ; King, Brian A.
• Description:
  E-cigarette, or vaping, products are electronic devices that produce an inhalable aerosol by heating an e-liquid that typically contains nicotine and other additives. Nicotine is highly addictive, can harm adolescent brain development, and can prime the brain for addiction to other drugs. In 2019, 27.5% of U.S. high school students currently used e-cigarettes, and 73.4% of high school students had observed e-cigarette use on school grounds. E-cigarette use among U.S. youths increased considerably during 2017-2019. This rise coincided with the increased popularity of "pod mods," which are products with a prefilled or refillable pod cartridge (pod) and a modifiable (mod) system. Pod mods typically use nicotine salts rather than the freebase nicotine used in most other e-cigarette, or vaping, products and conventional tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes). Nicotine salts, which have a lower pH than freebase nicotine, allow particularly high levels of nicotine to be inhaled more easily and with less irritation to the throat than freebase nicotine. The most commonly sold pod mod brand is JUUL, which accounted for 75% of all U.S. e-cigarettes sales by the end of 2018. A majority (59.1%) of U.S. high school student e-cigarette users report JUUL is their usual brand. ... School-based efforts to reduce and prevent tobacco product use are most effective when they are part of a comprehensive approach along with other evidence-based population-level strategies. School-level efforts could include adopting tobacco-free policies (including e-cigarettes) with enforcement measures that include access to resources and treatment for students, rather than punishment; implementing evidence-based curricula not sponsored by tobacco companies; and educating school staff members and parents about the changing product marketplace and known health risks of youth tobacco product use, including e-cigarettes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Electrical Equipment And Supplies Epidemiology Flavoring Agents Nicotine Notes From The Field Occupational Health Safety Secondary Schools Smokers Solvents Tobacco Products Vaping

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• Keywords:
  Electronic devices; Smoking; Nicotine; Epidemiology; Vapors; Flavorings; Teenagers; Adolescents
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Oct; 69(42):1552-1554
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  33090981
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7583502
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Tennessee
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  42
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066551
• Email:
  olv6@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  (-)-Nicotine (CAS RN 54-11-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/96037/cdc_96037_DS1.pdf
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